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Old 10-07-2011, 12:28 PM   #12537
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Frank Ringo 1883

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Originally Posted by KenRaffensberger16 View Post
Frank Ringo was the opening day (May 1) catcher of the Philadelphia Quakers (Phillies) in their inaugural season (1883) - So you could say he caught the first pitch in Phillies history.A surviving photo of him, almost 130 years later, probably doesn't exist - but I thought I'd check with OOTP.
Ringo is on the facepack Missing Player List, but SABR lists a known woodcut image for him (no further information about the woodcut is listed). I'm on the hunt to try tracking it down...
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